The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-05
Maryland Affairs.

Edward W. Mealey, of Hagerstown has
been appointed consul at Munich, Bavaria.
Stevenson Archer, Jr., aged 10 years, son
of State Treasurer Archer, died at Belair on
Wednesday of kidney affection.
Reynolds Post, G. A. R., of Frederick,
will have grand encampment on February
22d, and expect to have number of visiting
posts present.
Chas X. Hewes was accidentally shot by
Chas. Best, near Frederick, one day last
week. One hundred shot are supposed to
have entered his back.
The Methodist Protestant congregation of
Chestertown have decided to build new
church. They have already purchased a
building lot on High street.
VIM. Chambers, aged 60 years, a we'll
known citizen Of Frederick, died very sud
denly at his residence on West Patrick street
Tuesday night of heart disease.
Adolph Henry, tramp, was taken in by
the Baltimore police last Friday, and at the
station tried to commit suicide. He was
cut down before he accomplished his purpose
More than ten times the quantity of wheat
was brought to Baltimore during January,
1887, than during January, 1886. The re-
ceipts of -four for the same month were quad
rupled.- Baltimore American.
Abby Troxell, colored, died in Frederick
on Sunday, said to be over one hundred years
of age. No aged colored person is less than
a hundred years old, and the most of them
remember Gen. Washington. In fact one
in the West said he distinctly recollected the
landing OF Columbus, in 1892.
Philip Schell, an elderly and well-known
citizen of Frederick, while in the wood saving
establishment of Messrs. Diffendall Son,
on East street. last Friday, accidentally struck
his head against a circular saw in motion
and received a terrible wound across his head,
the teeth entering nearly to the brain.
The executive committee of the Maryland
State Grange met in Baltimore on Wednes-
day, and arrangements were completed for
opening a branch agency in Washington city
to meet the wants of Montgomery and Prince
Georges farmers. Mr.. CharesJ. kinsoling,
of Prince Georges, has been appointed rs
the Washington agent.
Joseph Howard, a wellknown citizen of
Howard county accidentally fell from load
ed fourhorse wagon on which he was riding
on Monday and sustained serious injuries
from which it is believed, on account of his
age-sixty-seven years-he cannot recover.
The wagon passed over his left arm and right
leg, badly crushing both limbs.
For few days last week and this a portion
of Port Deposit was flooded by the high water
in the Susquehanna, and the citizens were
driven out of their houses altogether or took
shelter in upper stories. Travel about town
was done in boats. business, of course, was
suspended, and great destruction was at one
time feared. The town is flooded every year
one or more times, and the citizens generally
anticipate it.
Rev. George w. Bovine, the former rector
of St. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church at
Salisbury, who left the Protestant Episcopal
Church and entered the Catholic Church last
November, has taken the preliminary steps
for returning to the Protestant Episcopal
Church. Last week he sent letter to the
standing committee of the Diocese of Easton
acknowledging that he had made mistake in
leaving his church, which he regretted, and
that he desired to return to the fo!d of that
church.
The body of man supposed to be dredg-
er was found floating in Deep creek, third
district of Anne Arundel county, few days
ago. A jury of inquest was summoned and q
post norton made. The body was consider
ably bruised and bore other marks indicating
foul play. In one of the pockets were found
two dollars and a half in money and doll's
dress, but nothing to identify the body. This
| is the second body found in the district within
short time, both of them bearing evidence
of violence.
! A public meeting was held at Frostburg
Saturday night, Albert Hole presiding, at
which resolutions we're adopted criticising the
verdict in the case of William Williams, col